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Sandy Flat Mountain

Sandy Flat Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Sandy Flat Mountain rises to 837 m in North Carolina. Little Pisgah Mountain stands 1,341 m to the northeast, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Garren Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Drovers Road passes 4.6 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31639826, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
837 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.44477, -82.42382

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Puncheon Camp Creek Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Bead and Lace Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Little Bearwallow Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Tom's Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Camp Minnehaha Falls: 7.9 mi
Parks
  • Fletcher Park: 4.0 mi
  • Jake Rusher Park: 5.6 mi
  • Edneyville Community Park: 6.0 mi
  • Westfeldt River Park: 6.8 mi
  • Lake Julian Park: 6.9 mi
Historic sites: 38
Gardens: 26
  • Shiloh Community Garden: 9.2 mi
  • Spring Garden: 9.6 mi
  • Azalea Garden: 9.6 mi
  • Rose Garden: 9.7 mi
  • Walled Garden: 9.7 mi
Museums: 22
Attractions: 18
  • WNC Agricultural Center: 6.2 mi
  • Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: 7.4 mi
  • Southern X793: 8.8 mi
  • Historical Downtown: 9.1 mi
  • Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 9.5 mi
Artworks: 17
  • Statue of Diana: 9.6 mi
  • Blue Ridge Assembly: 11.7 mi
  • Foundation Graffiti Park: 12.1 mi
  • Foundation Graffiti Park: 12.2 mi
  • TebbeArt Studios: 12.2 mi
Cliffs: 14
Nature reserves: 12
Springs: 5
Picnic sites: 5
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
  • Pisgah Picnic: 18.7 mi
  • Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 20.1 mi
  • Coontree Picnic Area: 21.9 mi
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 24.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 11.7 mi
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 17.6 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.2 miles of Sandy Flat Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little Pisgah MountainNE 53°1,341 m6.4 mi
Bearwallow MountainENE 73°1,281 m3.9 mi
Little Bearwallow MountainENE 72°1,208 m4.6 mi
Blue Rock MountainNE 55°1,160 m7.1 mi
Blue Ridge PasturesNE 53°1,152 m3.8 mi
Turkey KnobE 82°1,136 m3.4 mi
Bank MountainSE 125°1,128 m1.3 mi
Ferguson PeakNE 50°1,101 m4.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0819:42
June solstice06:1620:1120:49
September equinox07:1818:5519:28
December solstice07:3616:4217:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394248576572757468584841
Precip in4.13.53.84.24.14.84.75.04.13.43.74.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Asheville AP, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357809155

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